1st Edition

Ground Support in Mining and Underground Construction Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Ground Support, Perth, Australia, 28-30 September 2004

674 Pages

by CRC Press

659 Pages

by CRC Press

Also available as eBook on:

Taylor & Francis eBooks
(Institutional Purchase)Opens in new tab or window

Description

The purpose of ground support is to safely maintain excavations for their expected lifespan. The effectiveness of ground support can be seen both in terms of personnel and equipment safety, and in terms of allowing the most economic extraction. Scientists, practitioners and technology developers have contributed to this volume, which covers rock mass characterisation, open pit mining and... Read more

Foreword

Organization

Keynote lectures